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Pam Brinson

SMSH names nurse executive

Pam Brinson has been appointed to fill the nurse executive position at South Mississippi State Hospital.

Brinson most recently served as director of risk management and security at the hospital. She came to SMSH in July 2004 as a staff nurse and has served as patient coordinator, infection preventionist/employee health nurse and assistant nurse executive.

Brinson is a native of Winchester, Ky. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Kentucky. Brinson also graduated from Flight Nurse School and served as a registered nurse in the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio, where she received the Commendation Medal.

As SMSH nurse executive, Brinson assumes responsibility for direct supervision of a clinical staff of approximately 25 full-time and PRN registered nurses, as well as the indirect supervision of approximately 35 active treatment technicians through their ATT supervisor.

She participates in Leadership, Performance Improvement and other committees influencing or determining policies that affect nursing practice at SMSH and communicates philosophy and objectives of agency and nursing department to staff, clients, families, and other groups.

Haque receives quarterly honors

Tawhid Haque recently was named South Mississippi State Hospital's Employee of the Quarter for the second quarter of 2013.

Haque joined the SMSH staff in July 2009 as an active treatment technician (ATT) and earned advanced ATT status in August 2011.

Prior to employment at SMSH, Haque served in various capacities with organizations in Bangladesh. He completed his master of business administration and a master's degree in Commerce at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He received a Bachelor's in Commerce from Dhaka City College under the administration of the University of Dhaka.

Haque and his wife, Nazveen, have two children. His daughter, Tahseen, a graduate from the University of Southern Mississippi, is a doctoral student in sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles. His son, Arik, is a senior biochemistry major at Southern Miss.

Howard earns Silpada awards

Alexandra Howard of Columbia achieved numerous top honors at Silpada's National Conference.

Howard was awarded "#1 Recruiter" for having 34 qualified personal recruits for the 2012-2013 sales year.

Additionally, Howard achieved "#1 New Business Developer" after she and her recruits increased their sales by more than $110,000 over the previous sales year. She also was awarded "#1 Leadership Developer" after mentoring two members to leadership status.

Howard, a Silver Manager with Silpada Designs, achieved each award out of more than 25,000 other Silpada Designs independent representatives throughout the United States.

From submitted reports

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Pam Brinson has been appointed to fill the nurse executive position at South Mississippi State Hospital.